Luggage carrier



April 23, 1929. J. H. KINTZELE 'i v 1,710,093

LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed April 8. 1927 Figiill :D i@ ci.;

Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIS H. KINTZELE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

LUGGAGE Application filed April 8,

My invention relates to luggage carriers ture and. therefore arly to luggage carriers to be attached to the runauiomobile lo hold luggage eat number ot' carriers of n designed but they have our deficiencies ot struchaye been impraetical 1n use. in the lirst place the luggage carriers heretofore made ha rest directly en the omobile and-` therefore, ter would a 'cumulate under the ve allowed the luggage to running board of the auin wet weather waluggage and on top of the ruiming board and would eventually soak through other piece of luggage being' earried.

ondly, no adequate taehing the carrier an automobile. arrangements of pa ot the expedients resorted ineffective in holding the into the trunk, suitcase. or

Secway was provided for atto the ruiming hoard ol Various types oi clamps and rts have been tried but all to have either' been carrier m position on the running board or, it' they were e1i`ective to do this, it quickly remove the board after ithas been clamped no efficient way was the luggage in adjusting the carrier to of luggage of various way was provided whereby the be locked on the running Thirdly, holding was almost impossible to carrier from the running in place. provided for the rarrier and for accommodate pieces sizes. Fourthly, no carrier could board and the luggage could be locked in the carrier so that the luggage cold not be stolen.

The objects of my invention are to obviatc each and every one of the deficiencies in structure set forth. One embodiment shown in the nate similar parts:

accompanaying wherein similar characters of my .invention is fully drawings are used to desig- Fig. 1 is a top view of a running board ot' an automobile with a pair of luggage carriers attached thereto; Fig. 2

is an elevation ofthe device shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section through the running board showing the device is a sectional view shows a detail of co Usually a pair of luggage carriers is of the rarrier;

in place thereonrFig. 4 r and lug. o nstruction.

used

on the running board of the automobile but,

of course,

light Only one carri it the piece of luggage is small and er may be needed. ln the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings each luggage carrier comprises a fra me having the stationary upright mem- CARRER.

1927. Serial No. 182,068.

ber 1 and which has at its lower end a slot 2 defined by the top arm 3 and the bottom arm arranged substantially parallel to each other. in this embodiment of my invention the front upright 1 and the arms 3 and 4 are made of a single sheet of metal which is bent upon itself to form a deep channel with resulting side walls 5 and 6. These side Walls al the inner end of the bottom arm 4 are bent to meet eaffh other and are fastened together by a rivet 7. The walls of the top arm 3 are left open at the inner end for the purpose more fully hereinafter described. The slot 2 is adapted to receive the running board 8 of an automobile and the upper arm 3 has on the lower side thereof a shoe 9 to engage the up` per surface of the running board. A movable shoe 10 carried by the bottom arm 4 is provided to engage the lower side of the running board and is arranged to be moved, as hereinafter explained, to clamp the running board in the slot. The means for moving the shoe 1t) comprises, in this form of my invention, a shaft 11 which is threaded for a portion ot its length and is mounted in the lower arm between the side walls 5 and 6. The shaft 1 1 has formed on the outer end thereof a head 12 arranged to be engaged by a wrench shown dotted at 39 in Fig. 3. The block 13 is loosely mounted on the shaft 11 at the head 12 and the block 14 is threaded on the shaft. EX- tendiue from the blocks 13 and 14 at each side thereof are the pins 15 and 16 which extend through elongated openings 17 in the side walls 5 and 6. The links 18 are pivotally mounted at their upper ends on the lower side of the shoe 10 on the pins 19 which extend between the downwardly projecting webs 40 of the shoe and the links are mounted in like manner at their lower ends on the pins 15 and 1G. Vhen the shaft 11 is rotated the block 14 will be moved longitudinally of the shaft in relation to the block 13. When the shaft is turned so as to bring the blocks 13 and 14 closer togetl'ler the links 18 will be moved to raise the shoe 10 and, in turn, when the shaft 11 is rotated in a reverse direction to separate the blocks 13 and 14 the links 18 will be moved to lower the shoe 1 The i rame ot' the luggage carrier also eolnprises an adjustable upright member 20 which has a base 21 telescoped between the side walls 5 and (i in the upper arm 3. The inner end of the base 21 is provided with a block which has extending outwardly from the sides thereof the guide pins 23 adapted to Cil move in the elongated opening "31 in the side walls 5 and G. Between the e. .1 walls; o and G near the loaee ol' the :irme: il iz-= lined a bleek Q4 through which entende and in whieh is loosely mounted the @hatt having a head 2G positioned at the outer .eide et the bleek and arranged to he engaged by a \\;ren;h. The other end ot the shalt 25 is threaded through the blot-lz in the baae 9i. Yhen the shaft 25 ist rotated the bloei: base 2l and, in turnl the adjnatable upright Q() is moved either eloeer to the :at right l or away therefrom, aeeordiiif." direction in which the @hatt in rotaied.

The Stationary ug'iright l carries the otter eide braelzet 2T and the end brarke All whieh7 in thiS form ol my invention wherein a pair of carriers is need. are arranged at anbelantially right, angle.H4 to one :mother and engage the onter ide and muh refiler-irelvT ol' the piece et luggage beine; earried 'the oflinea of whieb. are indieztwsul by tlv`V br' Figa. 1, Q and il. lhe adje; .l n earries the inner Fide lnx i .i 3 i ig'ageu the inner eide ot' the l i erably, the braekete are prom' inwardly turned tlan` :ll upon whun luggage normalhv rrete and wherebyv gage is held at a euhetanial dlfnanw from the running; board.

The outer edgge ot the ugu'ijfht l len: the holes: 3l extending theretlnwue'h and por-1itioned So that a wreneh maj, be inserted. through them and moved into engagement with the heads l2 and 2li otl the allaite ll and 25, respectively, as in-llirated in lfiffj. 3. tu order that the holen 31 may be eloeal to prevent the innert-:on o l' wreneh therethrough it 'in preferable that a :didine Sleeve 32 be provided and whieh in held in plane by luga 33 projerting inwardly from the aide walls 5 and (i. The Sleeve hai-l a hole fil therethrough and is oi: a length o thai may be moved into a position wherein thin` i intera` with the lowermoe hole l ani ot' the sleeve i@ below the nppenmnt l in which position a wrench may be to engage, either oi the hoade4 li! o; :'26 z Shafts. leothei-vleevemay be moved lo ooo, the holee ill in whieh position aeeeee eainiot be had to the head1# i2 and it and the ehati'is l1 and Cannot, be rotated. yllho aide wall 5 of the Jframe has the opening` 35 and a portion Btl of the alo/:ve is ilireierably bent outwardly through thiny opening. ae Shown in Figi. 5, A staple 3T ie fixed to the outfile ot the Side wall adjaeent the opening; and a padlofl( Sil may he ilianiaed through the outer end ot the portion 3 and the rxtaple whereby the aleeve ia locked in eloeed poel ior.

The operation et' my device la :ifi follows:

1When a pair el.' earriere ia used the #hatt l l of each earrier ia rotaed by n wrench. as de- Seribed above to lower the f t() to allow t'heslot Q to reeeiw the run` board tl ot sne of the earriere ie then winning); board by turningl the the rittM att'zirhei'l lo 2h shall. ll to r lle Shoe (l nd to clamp the bmrd letween it and the upper shoe earl d in ier i# then attached to the like manner at a dini-lauro runrfluol lrom the til 5 Carrier whieh eorreaponda to the length et' the piero elf leg'eage to be earriedr 'fh We then 'teil into the and lowered onto the 'ze then rotated to table niluigght 2t) to hold the pli' in plare and `lo lamp the l side lu'aoliete and Ztl 4en "A remi l from the Carrier.

The /l is then unwell to rinse tize hole 4 lll in rloeefil poaltion.

lt the 'Features ol vonl render the earrier uable to the running rnd the means eon Ylor raie'ing and lowerna arralufjed whereby -ioe will be in a direi el to the vertical axis rtruf'ion and eaiilv alla@ sh e wlmi' if. il drang);

ll me); l l ril-r fin ii'orm ellen-1n the alzo, shape and arrangemen o? the parteA ma); be varied within wide limita1 without, dexiatingy trom the Spirit, ol!` my invention as inoluned in the claims below.

Whaty l elaim ae new and desire to secure by Letter Patent, la:

1. A luggage carrier comprising a frame havingy ay slot adapted to receive the running board oi an automobile, a movable shoe7 a shaft poaitlioned between the Side walls ot Said iframe, and arranged to extend substantially parallel to said Slot, said shaft having a head arra ngged on the outer end thereotl adapted to oe engaged by a wrench whereloy said shaft ma y be rotated, a block threaded on said shaft, a pin extending from said lolocl;

'gh an elongated opening in the side wall oi said traine, a .link extending between said bloeit and said shoe and Said parte being pof=itioned and arranged whereby when said shalt i5; rotated said shoe will be moved to clamp Said running board in Said slot.

Q'. A luggage carrier comprising a frame having a slot adapted to receive the running hoard ot an automobile, a movable shoe, a oha'ft poaif. ionen between the side walls ot' said trame and arranged to extend substantially parallel to said Slot7 Said shaft having a head arra aged on the outer end thereof arranged to he engaged hy a wrench whereby Said Shaft may be rotated, a loloek loosely mounted on said shalt at aaid head.r a block threaded on said sha tt, a pin extending from each of said blocks through elongated openings in the side walls of said frame, links extending bet-Ween :lll

each of said blocks and said shoe whereby when said shaft is rotated said blocks will move said links whereby said shoe will be moved in a direction substantially parallel to its vertical axis to clamp said running board in said slot.

3. A luggage carrier con'iprising a frame having a slot therein defined by a pair of substantially parallel arms, a shaft in the bottom arm, a movable shoe, a block loosely mounted on said shaft, a block threaded on said shaft, a pin extending from the sides of each of said blocks through elongated openings in the side walls ot said arms, links extending between each of said blocks and said shoe whereby when said shaft is rotated said blocks will move said links to raise said shoe whereby the running board of an automobile may be clamped in said slot.

4. A luggage carrier comprising a frame having a stationary member and an adjustable member, said members each having a block attached thereto. a shaft loosely mounted in one oi" said blocks and threaded in the other of said blocks, said shaft having a head arranged to be engaged by a wrench whereby said shaft will be rotated and said member and said shaft. being arranged whereby by rotating said shaft said adjustable member may be moved to accommodate pieces of luggage of various sizes, and a sleeve carried by said trame and movable into position over said head to prevent engagement therewith by a wrench, and means whereby said sleeve may be locked in said position.

5. A luggage carrier comprising a frame, means for attaehing said frame to the running hoard of an automobile, said frame having` a stationary member and an adjustable member, each of said members including an upright section and a base section, said base seetions being teleseoped one within the other, a shaft threaded in the base of said adjustable member and otherwise arranged whereby when said shaft is rotated said adjustable member is moved relative to said stationary member, said shaft having at its outer end a head adapted to be engaged by a wrench, and said trame having a hole therethrough at a point corresponding to the position of the head et said shaft whereby a wrench may be inserted through said hole to engage said head.

l'n witness whereof l have si gned my name to this sj'iecitication.

J UL'I'US ll. KINTZELE. 

